How to Grow a Parent: The pregnancy, birth & postnatal podcast Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:48:53 -0500 http://www.themindfulbirthgroup.com en-gb © 2026 How to Grow a Parent: The pregnancy, birth & postnatal podcast yes ec864e52-823d-59f1-93b4-57059b92a8c1 The Mindful Birth Group® episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Pregnancy, birth, postnatal, antenatal, parenting, hypnobirthing, mum, dad The Mindful Birth Group® https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5j8n2wfukb2lan37ww7imjih2ffh?.jpg How to Grow a Parent: The pregnancy, birth & postnatal podcast http://www.themindfulbirthgroup.com Emiliana Hall Weaning with Paediatric Nurse, Katherine Whitby Weaning with Paediatric Nurse, Katherine Whitby For today’s episode I am talking to Katherine Whitby who is a Paediatric Nurse, Health Visitor & Maternal Wellbeing Practitioner.

Katherine is also the founder of her company Baby Steps where she offers classes and information on  Baby & Child First Aid, Weaning, Baby Massage & Relaxation, at her studio in Hampshire or in parents own homes or online.

Katherine has contributed her incredibly helpful weaning expertise to our online Parent Hub which parents can access through booking one our antenatal hypnobirthing courses or as a monthly subscription. 

The topics we cover are:

  • Types of weaning and when you start
  • Why it's important to know about the different types to make an informed decision
  • Safety when weaning
  • Enjoying weaning
  • Common FAQ's 
  • Katherine's biggest tip for someone approaching the weaning stage


Find out more about Katherine and the incredible services she offers, here:



This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> For today’s episode I am talking to Katherine Whitby who is a Paediatric Nurse, Health Visitor & Maternal Wellbeing Practitioner.

Katherine is also the founder of her company Baby Steps where she offers classes and information on  Baby & Child First Aid, Weaning, Baby Massage & Relaxation, at her studio in Hampshire or in parents own homes or online.

Katherine has contributed her incredibly helpful weaning expertise to our online Parent Hub which parents can access through booking one our antenatal hypnobirthing courses or as a monthly subscription. 

The topics we cover are:

  • Types of weaning and when you start
  • Why it's important to know about the different types to make an informed decision
  • Safety when weaning
  • Enjoying weaning
  • Common FAQ's 
  • Katherine's biggest tip for someone approaching the weaning stage


Find out more about Katherine and the incredible services she offers, here:



This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-13024527 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0100 1667 2 9 full false Supporting Black Maternal Health with Black Mothers Matter Supporting Black Maternal Health with Black Mothers Matter Today I am talking to Sonah Paton who is a co-founder of Black Mothers Matter. We’ll be talking about the importance of understanding black maternal health disparities and nuances, particularly as a birth professional.

All of The Mindful Birth Group® teaching team attend a workshop with Black Mothers Matter to ensure they are equipped to better support black and brown expectant parents and today’s episode will be slightly more angled towards birth professionals who may be wondering what work they need to do to become a true ally to black and brown families.

The topics we cover include:

  • Who are Black Mothers Matter and what they do
  • The training course that they offer for birth professionals
  • Why it is important to have a wider understanding of the issues and disparities being faced by black and brown families
  • The importance of community and celebrating joy 


Find out more about Black Mothers Matter:
https://www.blackmothersmatter.org


Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blackmothersmatteruk/

MBRACE report information
https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/mbrrace-uk-saving-lives-improving-mothers-care-2022

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I am talking to Sonah Paton who is a co-founder of Black Mothers Matter. We’ll be talking about the importance of understanding black maternal health disparities and nuances, particularly as a birth professional.

All of The Mindful Birth Group® teaching team attend a workshop with Black Mothers Matter to ensure they are equipped to better support black and brown expectant parents and today’s episode will be slightly more angled towards birth professionals who may be wondering what work they need to do to become a true ally to black and brown families.

The topics we cover include:

  • Who are Black Mothers Matter and what they do
  • The training course that they offer for birth professionals
  • Why it is important to have a wider understanding of the issues and disparities being faced by black and brown families
  • The importance of community and celebrating joy 


Find out more about Black Mothers Matter:
https://www.blackmothersmatter.org


Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blackmothersmatteruk/

MBRACE report information
https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/mbrrace-uk-saving-lives-improving-mothers-care-2022

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-13022386 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100 1231 2 8 full false Supporting parents who experience baby or infant loss Supporting parents who experience baby or infant loss Today’s episode is predominantly aimed at birth professionals however we of course welcome anyone to listen. The episode comes with a ‘listen with self-care’ label because we will be discussing baby and infant loss.

Paula Abramson is from Bereavement Training International, a Baby and infant loss training consultancy. Paula also works with some amazing baby loss charities including the wonderful Teddy’s wish.

Paula also trains our teacher team on how to better support those who experience or have experienced baby loss.

A recent report published report by charities Tommys & Sands called ‘Saving Babies Lives’  found that In 2021, 13 babies a day were still born or died during the first 28 days of life (this is classified as a neonatal death). Sadly, there has also been a 10% increase in the number of stillbirths in recent years too.

So it is incredibly important that birth professionals are equipped to support these families appropriately.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Why it is important that birth and healthcare professionals understand how to support bereaved families
  • What support is available for bereaved parents through the NHS and charities
  • How friends and family can support bereaved parents


Bereavement Training International website:
https://bereavementtraining.com

Teddy's Wish:
Website
Instagram

Our Sam - A directory of support for bereaved parents, loved ones and professionals:
https://sos.oursam.org.uk/

Sands & Tommy's report:
Saving Babies Lives 2023

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today’s episode is predominantly aimed at birth professionals however we of course welcome anyone to listen. The episode comes with a ‘listen with self-care’ label because we will be discussing baby and infant loss.

Paula Abramson is from Bereavement Training International, a Baby and infant loss training consultancy. Paula also works with some amazing baby loss charities including the wonderful Teddy’s wish.

Paula also trains our teacher team on how to better support those who experience or have experienced baby loss.

A recent report published report by charities Tommys & Sands called ‘Saving Babies Lives’  found that In 2021, 13 babies a day were still born or died during the first 28 days of life (this is classified as a neonatal death). Sadly, there has also been a 10% increase in the number of stillbirths in recent years too.

So it is incredibly important that birth professionals are equipped to support these families appropriately.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Why it is important that birth and healthcare professionals understand how to support bereaved families
  • What support is available for bereaved parents through the NHS and charities
  • How friends and family can support bereaved parents


Bereavement Training International website:
https://bereavementtraining.com

Teddy's Wish:
Website
Instagram

Our Sam - A directory of support for bereaved parents, loved ones and professionals:
https://sos.oursam.org.uk/

Sands & Tommy's report:
Saving Babies Lives 2023

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-12893657 Tue, 23 May 2023 11:00:00 +0100 1492 full false Navigating NICU with Dr Frankie Harrison Navigating NICU with Dr Frankie Harrison After a short break whilst we were at various Baby Shows, enjoying the Easter holidays and many bank holidays, I’m delighted to be back today and talking to Dr Frankie Harrison about experiencing Neo-natal intensive care with your baby.

Frankie is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Miracle Moon, an organisation that provides support for the NICU community past, present and future.

Frankie also provides invaluable content to our online Parent Hub so subscribers can access educational and supportive information about NICU should they ever need it.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Frankie's own experience of NICU
  • How an expectant parent can prepare for the unexpected
  • The realities of the impact needing NICU support can have on your mental health and what support is available
  • Ways in which friends and family can support you - here is the link to the list mentioned: Ways to support
  • How to approach this period with siblings - here is the link to the book mentioned: The Invisible String


Follow Dr Frankie and Miracle Moon:


Miracle Moon website:
https://www.miraclemoon.co.uk





This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> After a short break whilst we were at various Baby Shows, enjoying the Easter holidays and many bank holidays, I’m delighted to be back today and talking to Dr Frankie Harrison about experiencing Neo-natal intensive care with your baby.

Frankie is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Miracle Moon, an organisation that provides support for the NICU community past, present and future.

Frankie also provides invaluable content to our online Parent Hub so subscribers can access educational and supportive information about NICU should they ever need it.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Frankie's own experience of NICU
  • How an expectant parent can prepare for the unexpected
  • The realities of the impact needing NICU support can have on your mental health and what support is available
  • Ways in which friends and family can support you - here is the link to the list mentioned: Ways to support
  • How to approach this period with siblings - here is the link to the book mentioned: The Invisible String


Follow Dr Frankie and Miracle Moon:


Miracle Moon website:
https://www.miraclemoon.co.uk





This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-12893632 Mon, 22 May 2023 11:00:00 +0100 1670 2 6 full false Dogs and newborns / children with Dogs Trust Dogs and newborns / children with Dogs Trust This week Emiliana talks to Maria Kyle, an Intervention Development Manager at Dogs Trust.

Many families either already have dogs (or fur babies!) when they’re welcoming a new (human!) baby into their home, or they decide to get them for company when their little one is older. We cover what you need to know to keep everyone safe and happy.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Preparing for introducing your newborn to your dog during your pregnancy
  • Keeping your dog and toddlers and older children safe and happy around each other
  • Playdates with other children who may not be used to dogs
  • The importance of seeking reputable advice and guidance

You can find more information on the topics we discussed today here:

Follow Dogs Trust:

Free behaviour support line:

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/how-we-help/behaviour-support-line

Dogs Trust website:
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

Email the team:
dogsandchildren@dogstrust.org.uk


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> This week Emiliana talks to Maria Kyle, an Intervention Development Manager at Dogs Trust.

Many families either already have dogs (or fur babies!) when they’re welcoming a new (human!) baby into their home, or they decide to get them for company when their little one is older. We cover what you need to know to keep everyone safe and happy.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Preparing for introducing your newborn to your dog during your pregnancy
  • Keeping your dog and toddlers and older children safe and happy around each other
  • Playdates with other children who may not be used to dogs
  • The importance of seeking reputable advice and guidance

You can find more information on the topics we discussed today here:

Follow Dogs Trust:

Free behaviour support line:

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/how-we-help/behaviour-support-line

Dogs Trust website:
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

Email the team:
dogsandchildren@dogstrust.org.uk


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-12547222 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0100 1713 2 5 full false Postnatal Doulas with Kicki Hansard Postnatal Doulas with Kicki Hansard This week Emiliana talks to Kicki Hansard, author and founder of the Birth Bliss Academy and The Doula Directory.

Everyone who takes a Mindful Birth Group® course or subscribes to the Parent Hub gets access to a one hour postnatal doula session on Zoom once their baby is born. We view the recovery period as very much a part of the birth and support shouldn't stop as baby is born.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • What is a postnatal doula, and what can they help a new parent with?
  • How can you find a postnatal doula?
  • What if you can’t afford a postnatal doula?

World Doula Week starts next week on 22nd March and so there will be lots of content on social media about doulas so do look out for that to learn more.

You can find more information on the topics we discussed today here:

  • Learn more about postnatal doula's here
  • Affording doula support here
  • Find a doula on The Doula Directory here
  • Kicki's personal website here 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> This week Emiliana talks to Kicki Hansard, author and founder of the Birth Bliss Academy and The Doula Directory.

Everyone who takes a Mindful Birth Group® course or subscribes to the Parent Hub gets access to a one hour postnatal doula session on Zoom once their baby is born. We view the recovery period as very much a part of the birth and support shouldn't stop as baby is born.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • What is a postnatal doula, and what can they help a new parent with?
  • How can you find a postnatal doula?
  • What if you can’t afford a postnatal doula?

World Doula Week starts next week on 22nd March and so there will be lots of content on social media about doulas so do look out for that to learn more.

You can find more information on the topics we discussed today here:

  • Learn more about postnatal doula's here
  • Affording doula support here
  • Find a doula on The Doula Directory here
  • Kicki's personal website here 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> The Mindful Birth Group® Buzzsprout-12460496 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 1746 2 4 full false Trans Pregnancy & Perinatal Care with Jacob Stokoe Trans Pregnancy & Perinatal Care with Jacob Stokoe This week Emiliana talks to Jacob Stokoe, a trans dad of two and founder of  Transparent Change CIC. The organisation aims to create trans-inclusive environments through easy-to-access training. 

Jacob facilitates workshops for The Mindful Birth Group antenatal class teachers and  contributes content to the Mindful Birth Parent Hub specifically for trans expectant parents.

If you are a trans person, please be aware that we discuss topics that may be distressing, particularly if you are currently expecting a baby. 

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Jacob's experience of becoming a trans dad and supporting others as a doula
  • Why it is critical that professionals who support trans people during the perinatal and postnatal period are educated in inclusivity in order to provide safe care and support
  • The growing number of trans parents, and why that number is growing
  • How perinatal and postnatal professionals can access education in order to support the trans community better

You can find more information here:

  • Jacob's website here - sign up to the mailing list to receive updates on the events that Jacob facilitates.
  • Jacob's TikTok @jacobtheseahorse here
  • The CQC Maternity Survey 2022 here 
  • The LGBT Foundation here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> This week Emiliana talks to Jacob Stokoe, a trans dad of two and founder of  Transparent Change CIC. The organisation aims to create trans-inclusive environments through easy-to-access training. 

Jacob facilitates workshops for The Mindful Birth Group antenatal class teachers and  contributes content to the Mindful Birth Parent Hub specifically for trans expectant parents.

If you are a trans person, please be aware that we discuss topics that may be distressing, particularly if you are currently expecting a baby. 

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • Jacob's experience of becoming a trans dad and supporting others as a doula
  • Why it is critical that professionals who support trans people during the perinatal and postnatal period are educated in inclusivity in order to provide safe care and support
  • The growing number of trans parents, and why that number is growing
  • How perinatal and postnatal professionals can access education in order to support the trans community better

You can find more information here:

  • Jacob's website here - sign up to the mailing list to receive updates on the events that Jacob facilitates.
  • Jacob's TikTok @jacobtheseahorse here
  • The CQC Maternity Survey 2022 here 
  • The LGBT Foundation here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> The Mindful Birth Group® Buzzsprout-12407220 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 1842 2 3 full false Baby Wearing with Mel Pinet from Wrap a Hug Baby Wearing with Mel Pinet from Wrap a Hug For this episode Emiliana talks to Mel Pinet, baby wearing consultant with her London-based business,  Wrap a Hug. 

Mel provides incredibly helpful 'how to' videos on The Mindful Birth Group® online Parent Hub, which is for everyone taking a Mindful Birth course.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • What is baby wearing and why is it important that parents know about it
  • Reasons it is beneficial for both parent and baby
  • Getting support to find your perfect sling / carrier
  • FAQ's including when can I carry my baby post-caesarean birth, and can I wear my baby too much?
You can find 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> For this episode Emiliana talks to Mel Pinet, baby wearing consultant with her London-based business,  Wrap a Hug. 

Mel provides incredibly helpful 'how to' videos on The Mindful Birth Group® online Parent Hub, which is for everyone taking a Mindful Birth course.

The topics we cover on this episode include:

  • What is baby wearing and why is it important that parents know about it
  • Reasons it is beneficial for both parent and baby
  • Getting support to find your perfect sling / carrier
  • FAQ's including when can I carry my baby post-caesarean birth, and can I wear my baby too much?
You can find 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-12311905 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000 1479 2 2 full false Your Birth Rights with Lorraine Pryce Your Birth Rights with Lorraine Pryce To kick off our second series, Emiliana is talking to Lorraine Pryce from Birth Rights, a UK charity that champions respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth by protecting human rights. They provide advice and information on your legal rights, train doctors and midwives, and campaign to change maternity policy and systems.

We do not discuss birth trauma in detail but do take care when listening to this episode as we do discuss challenges faced in the maternity system which may be upsetting. We do recommend becoming informed and getting support for this reason, though. 

The topics we cover include:

  • The current healthcare situation and why it is important that you know about your birth rights during pregnancy
  • Where to go if you do not feel listened to or confident in your care
  • What do to if you want to talk about, feed back or complain about your experience with a hospital trust or individual
  • Hiring a doula to support you 

You can find 

  • Birth Rights website here including fact sheets & FAQs
  • Request advice here
  • How to find a doula here
  • Birth Rights on Instagram here
  • Lorraine's Instagram here and website here


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> To kick off our second series, Emiliana is talking to Lorraine Pryce from Birth Rights, a UK charity that champions respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth by protecting human rights. They provide advice and information on your legal rights, train doctors and midwives, and campaign to change maternity policy and systems.

We do not discuss birth trauma in detail but do take care when listening to this episode as we do discuss challenges faced in the maternity system which may be upsetting. We do recommend becoming informed and getting support for this reason, though. 

The topics we cover include:

  • The current healthcare situation and why it is important that you know about your birth rights during pregnancy
  • Where to go if you do not feel listened to or confident in your care
  • What do to if you want to talk about, feed back or complain about your experience with a hospital trust or individual
  • Hiring a doula to support you 

You can find 

  • Birth Rights website here including fact sheets & FAQs
  • Request advice here
  • How to find a doula here
  • Birth Rights on Instagram here
  • Lorraine's Instagram here and website here


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> The Mindful Birth Group® Buzzsprout-12311515 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000 1628 2 1 full false Kathryn Stagg IBCLC & Holistic Sleep Coach Kathryn Stagg IBCLC & Holistic Sleep Coach Today I’m talking to Kathryn Stagg.

Kathryn is a an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (also known as an IBCLC), and OCN Level 6 Holistic Sleep Coach. She supports families with feeding, normal baby behaviour and sleep. If I were to share what Kathryn does within those areas on a day to day basis, I would take up the whole podcast time! From voluntary work to consultations in person and on Zoom, to writing her first book, she is well and truly dedicated to supporting parents with finding their way. 

Kathryn has also recorded the brilliant infant feeding educational videos which can be accessed by every parent who takes a Mindful Birth course, so I consider her to be a part of the Mindful Birth family! 

We chat about Kathryn's experience of:

  • Life with 4 children- the eldest being twins
  • What she learned from her 1st birth experience with her twins
  • How all of her births and all 4 children are different
  • Responsive parenting and how learning about this approach for her own life has influenced her career choices

You can find Kathryn on Instagram here
On Facebook here
Or on her website here 

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

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]]> Today I’m talking to Kathryn Stagg.

Kathryn is a an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (also known as an IBCLC), and OCN Level 6 Holistic Sleep Coach. She supports families with feeding, normal baby behaviour and sleep. If I were to share what Kathryn does within those areas on a day to day basis, I would take up the whole podcast time! From voluntary work to consultations in person and on Zoom, to writing her first book, she is well and truly dedicated to supporting parents with finding their way. 

Kathryn has also recorded the brilliant infant feeding educational videos which can be accessed by every parent who takes a Mindful Birth course, so I consider her to be a part of the Mindful Birth family! 

We chat about Kathryn's experience of:

  • Life with 4 children- the eldest being twins
  • What she learned from her 1st birth experience with her twins
  • How all of her births and all 4 children are different
  • Responsive parenting and how learning about this approach for her own life has influenced her career choices

You can find Kathryn on Instagram here
On Facebook here
Or on her website here 

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

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]]> Emiliana Hall Buzzsprout-10591800 Wed, 18 May 2022 18:00:00 +0100 2797 1 14 full false Whitney Lodge - Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher & Mindful Birth mama Whitney Lodge - Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher & Mindful Birth mama Today I’m talking to Whitney Lodge. Whitney is a naturopathic nutritional therapist and yoga teacher. I met Whitney when she booked onto a Mindful Birth course with me at Birch. 

Although conceived naturally, her twin pregnancy was classed as a ‘high risk’ pregnancy, which triggered a deep dive into nutrition and the mind body connection, and how she could optimise her health to ensure a safe and healthy full term pregnancy and birth. 

 As a passionate believer in holistic healing, Whitney’s ambition is to educate and empower others to experience a sense of vitality through optimum nutrition & lifestyle. 

We chat about Whitney's experience of:

  • Carrying monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twins – which are automatically considered as a high risk pregnancy
  • Why she enlisted the support of a prenatal doula
  • Preparing for the births & making informed decisions
  • The highs and challenges of life as a new mum of twin boys
  • How Whitney makes time for herself when not being a mum, a partner or working by using Transcendental Meditation

You can find Whitney on Instagram here
Or on her website here 



This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Today I’m talking to Whitney Lodge. Whitney is a naturopathic nutritional therapist and yoga teacher. I met Whitney when she booked onto a Mindful Birth course with me at Birch. 

Although conceived naturally, her twin pregnancy was classed as a ‘high risk’ pregnancy, which triggered a deep dive into nutrition and the mind body connection, and how she could optimise her health to ensure a safe and healthy full term pregnancy and birth. 

 As a passionate believer in holistic healing, Whitney’s ambition is to educate and empower others to experience a sense of vitality through optimum nutrition & lifestyle. 

We chat about Whitney's experience of:

  • Carrying monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twins – which are automatically considered as a high risk pregnancy
  • Why she enlisted the support of a prenatal doula
  • Preparing for the births & making informed decisions
  • The highs and challenges of life as a new mum of twin boys
  • How Whitney makes time for herself when not being a mum, a partner or working by using Transcendental Meditation

You can find Whitney on Instagram here
Or on her website here 



This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Buzzsprout-10559597 Wed, 11 May 2022 21:00:00 +0100 2245 1 13 full true Michael & Wes from 2DadsUK Michael & Wes from 2DadsUK Today I’m talking to Michael and Wes, who as well as being wonderful parents to their children are also founders of the very successful parenting-related organisations, Two Dads UK, My Surrogacy Journey and The Modern Family Show. As their TwoDadsUK Instagram profile describes them they are ‘Boss Dads Campaigning for Change’ 

We chat about their experiences of:

  • Becoming parents through UK surrogacy
  • The birth of their 1st baby and navigating a health system not built for surrogacy
  • The birth of their 2nd baby, at the same hospital where policies where updated to be inclusive of the whole birthing team
  • The transition from 1 to 2 children
  • The challenges they face as parents/successful business owners/a couple and how they make sure they make time for themselves too

You can find Michael and Wes as TwoDadsUK on Instagram here
My Surrogacy Journey here
The Modern Family Show here

Or their website here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Today I’m talking to Michael and Wes, who as well as being wonderful parents to their children are also founders of the very successful parenting-related organisations, Two Dads UK, My Surrogacy Journey and The Modern Family Show. As their TwoDadsUK Instagram profile describes them they are ‘Boss Dads Campaigning for Change’ 

We chat about their experiences of:

  • Becoming parents through UK surrogacy
  • The birth of their 1st baby and navigating a health system not built for surrogacy
  • The birth of their 2nd baby, at the same hospital where policies where updated to be inclusive of the whole birthing team
  • The transition from 1 to 2 children
  • The challenges they face as parents/successful business owners/a couple and how they make sure they make time for themselves too

You can find Michael and Wes as TwoDadsUK on Instagram here
My Surrogacy Journey here
The Modern Family Show here

Or their website here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10513863 Wed, 04 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100 1970 1 12 full false Mindful Birth Teacher Sammy Cox Mindful Birth Teacher Sammy Cox Today I’m talking to Sammy Cox from Exhale Birthing & Beyond.

Sammy is a Mindful Birth teacher based in Exeter in Devon. We chat about Sammy's experience of:

  • Feeling a severe fear of childbirth 
  • The things she did to overcome this fear
  • Opting for a home birth (and the midwife getting lost!)
  • Reflections on her first postnatal period vs. what she did the 2nd time around
  • Dealing with the challenges of her little one having silent reflux
  • Supporting parents with their birth preparation- for both mind and body

You can find Sammy on Instagram here
Or on her website here 

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This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide birth, baby and postnatal preparation courses for expectant parents in-person and online. The unique courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by educating you on your options, what to expect and how to navigate unexpected turns. While sharing practical mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Parents say that the group and private courses were everything they needed to prepare for this new chapter in their lives.

You can see all of the course options and book a group, private or online self learning course here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Today I’m talking to Sammy Cox from Exhale Birthing & Beyond.

Sammy is a Mindful Birth teacher based in Exeter in Devon. We chat about Sammy's experience of:

  • Feeling a severe fear of childbirth 
  • The things she did to overcome this fear
  • Opting for a home birth (and the midwife getting lost!)
  • Reflections on her first postnatal period vs. what she did the 2nd time around
  • Dealing with the challenges of her little one having silent reflux
  • Supporting parents with their birth preparation- for both mind and body

You can find Sammy on Instagram here
Or on her website here 

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This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide birth, baby and postnatal preparation courses for expectant parents in-person and online. The unique courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by educating you on your options, what to expect and how to navigate unexpected turns. While sharing practical mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Parents say that the group and private courses were everything they needed to prepare for this new chapter in their lives.

You can see all of the course options and book a group, private or online self learning course here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Sammy Cox Buzzsprout-10507757 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0100 2011 1 11 full false Mindful Birth Teacher Emma Riley Mindful Birth Teacher Emma Riley Today I’m talking to Emma Riley from Ready Prep Birth.

Emma is a Mindful Birth teacher based in the Leighton Buzzard area of Bedfordshire. We chat about Emma's experience of:

  • Hyperemisis gravidarum during her pregnancies
  • Home birth
  • Postnatal & breastfeeding challenges
  • Becoming a Mindful Birth teacher

Here are the links we promised to share:

  • The Lancett review on home birth here
  • Emma's blog on HG here

You can find Emma on Instagram here
Or on her website here 

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

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]]> Today I’m talking to Emma Riley from Ready Prep Birth.

Emma is a Mindful Birth teacher based in the Leighton Buzzard area of Bedfordshire. We chat about Emma's experience of:

  • Hyperemisis gravidarum during her pregnancies
  • Home birth
  • Postnatal & breastfeeding challenges
  • Becoming a Mindful Birth teacher

Here are the links we promised to share:

  • The Lancett review on home birth here
  • Emma's blog on HG here

You can find Emma on Instagram here
Or on her website here 

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10216844 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0100 1492 1 10 full false Sleep Consultant Lucy Sharpe Sleep Consultant Lucy Sharpe Today I’m talking to Lucy Sharpe from Days & Dream Sleep consultancy.

Lucy has worked as a nanny for 20 years and an experienced sleep coach for 6 years.

We cover Lucy's intuitive approach to sleep coaching and how being a mum has and hasn't impacted the way she supports families.

A really helpful listen to anyone in the early weeks, months and years!

You can follow Lucy on Instagram here. 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I’m talking to Lucy Sharpe from Days & Dream Sleep consultancy.

Lucy has worked as a nanny for 20 years and an experienced sleep coach for 6 years.

We cover Lucy's intuitive approach to sleep coaching and how being a mum has and hasn't impacted the way she supports families.

A really helpful listen to anyone in the early weeks, months and years!

You can follow Lucy on Instagram here. 


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

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]]> Buzzsprout-10216840 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0100 1439 1 9 full false Ashley James Ashley James Ashley is a Mummy, a Presenter, DJ, Dating & Empowerment Coach and a much loved Instagram Influencer. 

She also has her own podcast called Mum’s the word, The parenting Podcast, which I highly recommend listening to!

Ashley and Tommy took a Mindful Birth course with me at around 35 weeks of pregnancy in the crazy year that was 2020 and it’s been wonderful seeing them grow and navigate life as a family.

We cover:

  • Becoming a mum during lockdown
  • Returning to work
  • Body image and nourishment post birth
  • Setting boundaries for both personal & professional life
  • 50/50 parenting
  • Newborn vs toddler stage

Follow Ashley on Instgram here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

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]]> Ashley is a Mummy, a Presenter, DJ, Dating & Empowerment Coach and a much loved Instagram Influencer. 

She also has her own podcast called Mum’s the word, The parenting Podcast, which I highly recommend listening to!

Ashley and Tommy took a Mindful Birth course with me at around 35 weeks of pregnancy in the crazy year that was 2020 and it’s been wonderful seeing them grow and navigate life as a family.

We cover:

  • Becoming a mum during lockdown
  • Returning to work
  • Body image and nourishment post birth
  • Setting boundaries for both personal & professional life
  • 50/50 parenting
  • Newborn vs toddler stage

Follow Ashley on Instgram here.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10260814 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 2175 1 8 full false Women's Physio Expert Clare Bourne Women's Physio Expert Clare Bourne Clare is a pelvic health physiotherapist with a passion to support women and men throughout their lives. 

Clare and I chat about her journey to becoming a mother, how her work impacts her parenting and vice versa and what she would say to her pre-children self, now she knows what she know!

Specific topics we cover are:

  • Clare's diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea
  • Hospital & home birth
  • Postnatal recovery
  • Being open with children about anatomy

You can follow Clare on Instagram @clarebournphysio
Or visit her website for more on pelvic health here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Clare is a pelvic health physiotherapist with a passion to support women and men throughout their lives. 

Clare and I chat about her journey to becoming a mother, how her work impacts her parenting and vice versa and what she would say to her pre-children self, now she knows what she know!

Specific topics we cover are:

  • Clare's diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea
  • Hospital & home birth
  • Postnatal recovery
  • Being open with children about anatomy

You can follow Clare on Instagram @clarebournphysio
Or visit her website for more on pelvic health here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10216849 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000 1735 1 7 full true Zoe Cresswell from Motherhood Exposed Zoe Cresswell from Motherhood Exposed Today I’m talking to Zoe Cresswell, who you may know from her brilliant podcast, Motherhood Exposed. 

We talk about Zoe's experiences of:

  • Living in Dubai with her young family
  • Secondary infertility & miscarriage
  • Her professional life as a midwife, PT, doula & podcaster


Links we mention on the podcast:

  • More on Zoe's secondary infertility experience here
  • Motherhood Exposed podcast here
  • Zoe's Instagram here
  • Robo-Babies book here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I’m talking to Zoe Cresswell, who you may know from her brilliant podcast, Motherhood Exposed. 

We talk about Zoe's experiences of:

  • Living in Dubai with her young family
  • Secondary infertility & miscarriage
  • Her professional life as a midwife, PT, doula & podcaster


Links we mention on the podcast:

  • More on Zoe's secondary infertility experience here
  • Motherhood Exposed podcast here
  • Zoe's Instagram here
  • Robo-Babies book here

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10216807 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000 1667 1 6 full false Doula Kicki Hansard Doula Kicki Hansard Today I’m talking to Kicki Hansard. 

Kicki is an award winning doula, author, and founder of the Birth Bliss Academy and The Doula Directory and is CEO of The Doula Association.

Kicki has trained over 1000 doulas, me being one of them! and I am so happy to welcome her here on the podcast today to hear more about her own parenting journey which is heavily influenced by her Swedish roots, and how she supports doulas and parents in their own unique growth stories.

We cover Kicki's experience of introducing siblings to each other, respectful parenting, the postnatal period and lots more.


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I’m talking to Kicki Hansard. 

Kicki is an award winning doula, author, and founder of the Birth Bliss Academy and The Doula Directory and is CEO of The Doula Association.

Kicki has trained over 1000 doulas, me being one of them! and I am so happy to welcome her here on the podcast today to hear more about her own parenting journey which is heavily influenced by her Swedish roots, and how she supports doulas and parents in their own unique growth stories.

We cover Kicki's experience of introducing siblings to each other, respectful parenting, the postnatal period and lots more.


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Buzzsprout-10135642 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 2563 1 5 full false Solo Mum Liv Thorne Solo Mum Liv Thorne Today I’m talking to Liv Thorne: Solo mum, author and also known as @Livsalone on Instagram.

Liv is warm, funny and entirely open about all of the steps she has taken to become a mum to her gorgeous son Herb, how her life has changed and how she's adapted to these changes. This episode will be insightful for anyone thinking about or currently embarking on a solo parenthood journey, but (and this goes for her book too!) so many of the experiences and thoughts Liv shares also apply to all kinds of family set ups because let's face it, kids don't read the parenting manuals- it doesn't matter who the parent is!

Liv's Alone: Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood is the title of her incredibly insightful, funny and emotional memoir in which she shares her full journey so far on becoming a solo mum.


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I’m talking to Liv Thorne: Solo mum, author and also known as @Livsalone on Instagram.

Liv is warm, funny and entirely open about all of the steps she has taken to become a mum to her gorgeous son Herb, how her life has changed and how she's adapted to these changes. This episode will be insightful for anyone thinking about or currently embarking on a solo parenthood journey, but (and this goes for her book too!) so many of the experiences and thoughts Liv shares also apply to all kinds of family set ups because let's face it, kids don't read the parenting manuals- it doesn't matter who the parent is!

Liv's Alone: Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood is the title of her incredibly insightful, funny and emotional memoir in which she shares her full journey so far on becoming a solo mum.


This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> https://themindfulbirthgroup.com/podcast Emiliana & Liv Thorne Buzzsprout-10122469 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000 2003 1 4 full false Kate Lawler Kate Lawler Today I’m talking to Kate Lawler. Kate and her fiance Boj took a Mindful Birth course with me to prepare for their Noa's planned abdominal birth last year. Always a big supporter of The Mindful Birth Group, Kate was kind enough to make time to chat to me in amongst her busy mumming and working schedule.

We talked about the realities of the motherhood emotional rollercoaster, how leaving your kids for alone time usually ends up with you thinking about them even more and how the newborn bubble is something that doesn't happen for everyone.

It's an honest, funny and lovely conversation, which is just Kate all over.

A bit about Kate:
On the professional side, Kate is a television personality, presenter, DJ and now author.  She became the first female winner of Big Brother after winning the third series of the reality show in 2002. Kate and her fiancé Martin aka Boj hosted a very funny but also truly insightful podcast called Maybe Baby which was all about Kate’s reluctance to have a baby and exploring what it might be like to be a parent in order to put Boj off. Well we all know how that went!

Kate now continues to be a DJ on Virgin radio and is an amazing mummy to her girl and doggies, sharing an honest account of her motherhood journey on Instagram and in her new book also titled ‘Maybe Baby, On the Mother Side’ which is coming out on Mother’s Day this year but is available for pre-order now.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



]]> Today I’m talking to Kate Lawler. Kate and her fiance Boj took a Mindful Birth course with me to prepare for their Noa's planned abdominal birth last year. Always a big supporter of The Mindful Birth Group, Kate was kind enough to make time to chat to me in amongst her busy mumming and working schedule.

We talked about the realities of the motherhood emotional rollercoaster, how leaving your kids for alone time usually ends up with you thinking about them even more and how the newborn bubble is something that doesn't happen for everyone.

It's an honest, funny and lovely conversation, which is just Kate all over.

A bit about Kate:
On the professional side, Kate is a television personality, presenter, DJ and now author.  She became the first female winner of Big Brother after winning the third series of the reality show in 2002. Kate and her fiancé Martin aka Boj hosted a very funny but also truly insightful podcast called Maybe Baby which was all about Kate’s reluctance to have a baby and exploring what it might be like to be a parent in order to put Boj off. Well we all know how that went!

Kate now continues to be a DJ on Virgin radio and is an amazing mummy to her girl and doggies, sharing an honest account of her motherhood journey on Instagram and in her new book also titled ‘Maybe Baby, On the Mother Side’ which is coming out on Mother’s Day this year but is available for pre-order now.

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Emiliana Hall Buzzsprout-10089346 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2372 1 3 full false Midwife Sally Goodwin Midwife Sally Goodwin In this episode I speak to Midwife Sally Goodwin about a whole host of pregnancy, birth and postnatal related topics. From the latent phase of labour to postnatal comparison,  I’m very sure that every expectant or new parent will find this episode helpful, interesting and comforting in some way.

I'm proud to say that Sally is a The Mindful Birth Group® member teacher and has been a midwife for 12 years  as an NHS hospital, community and caseload midwife, and now as a private midwife.

She is also a qualified hypnobirthing teacher with her company Blossom Hypnobirth & Acupuncture in the Chesterfield area and is passionate about educating about and supporting all birth preferences and choices. Sally teaches the Mindful Birth course syllabus and teaches privately and in groups both in person and on Zoom.

We talk about how Sally came to be a midwife, how her own parenting experiences have influenced her care and how she has grown through the challenges and good times to be the wonderful mum and parent support she is today.

You can book a 1:1 or group Mindful Birth preparation course with Sally both in person and on Zoom. Just head to www.themindfulbirthgroup.com/blossom-hypnobirthing

Find Sally on Instagram @blossombirth_midwife

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> In this episode I speak to Midwife Sally Goodwin about a whole host of pregnancy, birth and postnatal related topics. From the latent phase of labour to postnatal comparison,  I’m very sure that every expectant or new parent will find this episode helpful, interesting and comforting in some way.

I'm proud to say that Sally is a The Mindful Birth Group® member teacher and has been a midwife for 12 years  as an NHS hospital, community and caseload midwife, and now as a private midwife.

She is also a qualified hypnobirthing teacher with her company Blossom Hypnobirth & Acupuncture in the Chesterfield area and is passionate about educating about and supporting all birth preferences and choices. Sally teaches the Mindful Birth course syllabus and teaches privately and in groups both in person and on Zoom.

We talk about how Sally came to be a midwife, how her own parenting experiences have influenced her care and how she has grown through the challenges and good times to be the wonderful mum and parent support she is today.

You can book a 1:1 or group Mindful Birth preparation course with Sally both in person and on Zoom. Just head to www.themindfulbirthgroup.com/blossom-hypnobirthing

Find Sally on Instagram @blossombirth_midwife

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Midwife Sally Goodwin Buzzsprout-10041882 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 2080 1 2 full false Dr Natalie Elphinstone Dr Natalie Elphinstone For our 1st ever episode I’m talking to Dr Natalie Elphinstone, a mother and 'mother centred' obstetrician & gynaecologist. Natalie is well known on Instagram for her maternal centred approach to her care, which is particularly unique when it comes to caesarean births.

Dr Natalie practices in Australia, in  the Mornington Peninsula area. She grew up on a farm in rural Victoria before moving to the city to study medicine.

Since graduating in 2005, Natalie has played an active role in teaching and mentoring the next generation of medical students, specialist trainees and obstetric GP’s. She also enjoys supporting patients privately where she feels she can offer an even greater level of personalised care.

Natalie is passionate about empowerment. She believes in offering an individualised care plan alongside each person and their support team. 

Today we get to know Natalie as a doctor and as a mum, what she's learned and what she is proud of. 

This episode is dedicated to my lovely doula client Zoe who birthed her baby abdominally on the day we recorded this show. It was a bit touch and go as to whether the recording would go ahead, but we managed to squeeze it in early morning for the Oz time difference too!


Dr Natalie's website: https://www.drnatalieelphinstone.com.au/

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> For our 1st ever episode I’m talking to Dr Natalie Elphinstone, a mother and 'mother centred' obstetrician & gynaecologist. Natalie is well known on Instagram for her maternal centred approach to her care, which is particularly unique when it comes to caesarean births.

Dr Natalie practices in Australia, in  the Mornington Peninsula area. She grew up on a farm in rural Victoria before moving to the city to study medicine.

Since graduating in 2005, Natalie has played an active role in teaching and mentoring the next generation of medical students, specialist trainees and obstetric GP’s. She also enjoys supporting patients privately where she feels she can offer an even greater level of personalised care.

Natalie is passionate about empowerment. She believes in offering an individualised care plan alongside each person and their support team. 

Today we get to know Natalie as a doctor and as a mum, what she's learned and what she is proud of. 

This episode is dedicated to my lovely doula client Zoe who birthed her baby abdominally on the day we recorded this show. It was a bit touch and go as to whether the recording would go ahead, but we managed to squeeze it in early morning for the Oz time difference too!


Dr Natalie's website: https://www.drnatalieelphinstone.com.au/

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

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]]> Emiliana Hall Buzzsprout-9962865 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 2072 1 1 full false Introduction to series one Introduction to series one It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, one thing we all have in common as expectant or new parents is that we all evolve and  grow from the people we were pre-children. 

I’m Emiliana, and I created an antenatal & hypnobirthing education company called The Mindful Birth Group in 2017. I'm a hypnobirthing teacher and a birth and postnatal doula. The Mindful Birth Group isn’t just me- it’s also made up of a family of independent member teachers who teach parents using the Mindful Birth course syllabus all across the UK and via Zoom.

In this podcast, we will share a mixture of educational episodes and conversations with past clients, Mindful Birth teachers, and other experts in the pregnancy, birth and postnatal fields. As we do in all of our courses, we’ll include all birth preferences and choices and paths to parenthood too.

At the end of each episode we’ll finish by asking our guests what they are most proud of themselves for and how they’ve grown since becoming a parent or supporting parents in their field of expertise. It’s important we celebrate ourselves because being a parent doesn’t come with a monthly appraisal as we are so used to in the work place!

I hope you will enjoy listening to this unique positive and also very real outlook on becoming a parent, please don’t forget to rate and subscribe to it if you do!

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

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]]> It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, one thing we all have in common as expectant or new parents is that we all evolve and  grow from the people we were pre-children. 

I’m Emiliana, and I created an antenatal & hypnobirthing education company called The Mindful Birth Group in 2017. I'm a hypnobirthing teacher and a birth and postnatal doula. The Mindful Birth Group isn’t just me- it’s also made up of a family of independent member teachers who teach parents using the Mindful Birth course syllabus all across the UK and via Zoom.

In this podcast, we will share a mixture of educational episodes and conversations with past clients, Mindful Birth teachers, and other experts in the pregnancy, birth and postnatal fields. As we do in all of our courses, we’ll include all birth preferences and choices and paths to parenthood too.

At the end of each episode we’ll finish by asking our guests what they are most proud of themselves for and how they’ve grown since becoming a parent or supporting parents in their field of expertise. It’s important we celebrate ourselves because being a parent doesn’t come with a monthly appraisal as we are so used to in the work place!

I hope you will enjoy listening to this unique positive and also very real outlook on becoming a parent, please don’t forget to rate and subscribe to it if you do!

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

Professionals:



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